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Until now, CIS recommended against upgrading to Mac’s new Yosemite operating system because of wifi issues. However, we tested Apple’s latest update and the issues seem to be resolved. If you don’t yet have Yosemite, you can upgrade when prompted by a system notification or by visiting http://www.apple.com/osx/how-to-upgrade for manual upgrade instructions. If you already have Yosemite, install the latest update at http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204210.

Due to scheduled maintenance, MyAccount will be unavailable on Feb 26 from 7:30 AM to 8:00 AM. During this time, you will not be able to use access to myaccount.brown.edu to manage your Brown account information, such as the ability to change your Brown or GoogleApps@Brown password.

If you experience problems other than the ones mentioned above, or problems with another service, please report them to the CIS Help Desk at (401) 863-4357. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Update 2/25/15: Until now, CIS recommended against upgrading to Mac’s new Yosemite operating system because of wifi issues. However, we tested Apple’s latest update and the issues seem to be resolved. If you don’t yet have Yosemite, you can upgrade when prompted by a system notification or by visiting http://www.apple.com/osx/how-to-upgrade for manual upgrade instructions. If you already have Yosemite, install the latest update at http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204210.

Update 1/27/15: Apple just released version 10.10.2 today. If you have already upgraded to Yosemite, we recommend installing the latest update. However, if you don't have Yosemite yet, please DO NOT upgrade yet. We are testing this latest version to see if it fully resolves the wifi issues others have experienced after upgrading. Here are some of the relevant issues this update is supposed to address:

Resolves an issue that might cause Wi-Fi to disconnect

Resolves an issue that might cause web pages to load slowly

Improves audio and video sync when using Bluetooth headphones

Improves performance for browsing DFS shares in the Finder

Fixes an issue where certain Calendar invitations could be displayed at the incorrect time

Addresses an issue that could cause the input method to switch languages unexpectedly

Update 11/17/14: If you have already upgraded to Yosemite, we recommend installing the latest update as described here. However, if you don't have Yosemite yet, please DO NOT upgrade, wait until we're able to verify that the wireless issues are fixed with the latest update.

Apple's new operating system, Yosemite, has known issues with Brown's wifi, and currently there is no reliable fix. Please do not upgrade to Yosemite until the next update is released and CIS confirms that it is compatible with Brown wireless. We will edit this alert to indicate when that is the case, and send a Morning Mail

Due to scheduled maintenance, Coeus/Coeus Lite will be unavailable on Sunday Feb 22 from 7 AM to 11 AM. During this time, you will not be able to use access to online research and grant management system.

If you experience problems other than the ones mentioned above, or problems with another service, please report them to the CIS Help Desk at (401) 863-4357. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.Thank you for your patience,Computing and Information Services